The council voted on the issue a little before midnight, after more than four hours of testimony from dozens of people on both sides of the emotional issue.
STRs will still be allowed in neighborhoods with multi-family dwellings and commercial zones.STR properties must register with the city each year and pay the same kinds of taxes and fees that hotels pay to operate.
Many Dallas residents have spent years asking for these kinds of changes saying that rental properties bring crime and noise to their neighborhoods."I see both sides of this but to those asking if STRs should be allowed. Is your money more important than our safety and sanity?" said Thomas Hitchcock, who lives near an STR.
The new rules will also require rental properties to follow noise and limit the number of occupants to 12. Enforcement of the new regulations won't kick in until December to allow property owners time to phase out STRs in single-family neighborhoods and for the city's code enforcement to prepare as well.About 1,000 STRs are currently registered in single-family areas in the city.
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